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hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:08 PM

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Does anyone have experience building server pcs and can let me know if these specs look good, main concern would be the fans being too big.

CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2673V4
CPU FAN: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120
MOTHERBOARD: MACHINIST X99 Dual CPU Motherboard
RAM: NEMIX RAM 256GB (8X32GB) DDR4 2666MHZ
STORAGE: Crucial P3 Plus 1T
POWER SUPPLY: 1000W 80+ GOLD MSI MPG A1000GS
CASE: Lian Li LANCOOL 217

meager tapir Jun 4, 2025, 1:09 PM

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hybrid surge Does anyone have experience building server pcs and can let me know if these spe...

I have many questions.

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:09 PM

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meager tapir I have many questions.

Go for it

meager tapir Jun 4, 2025, 1:10 PM

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You’re using 1 cooler for 2 cpus?

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A p3 plus is a pretty slow ssd

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:11 PM

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Two fans I didn’t mark it

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Two of the same tower but there’s probably a better solution

meager tapir Jun 4, 2025, 1:16 PM

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hybrid surge Two of the same tower but there’s probably a better solution

Just double checking

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PA is a good cooler but it’s not the best

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:16 PM

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Yeah not sure how much heat they make 120tdp each

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:17 PM

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pa is more then fine

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:17 PM

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Maybe I could run a single fan heatsync but don’t know

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:17 PM

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but dat a lot of ram

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with not a good ssd

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its not that the ssd is slow per say its more just that for something that will write to it 24/7 just about it aint gonna last long

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:17 PM

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versed pawn with not a good ssd

What would be something similarly priced

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:17 PM

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a 1KW psu is not even close to needed unless this is some AI server with a 5090

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:18 PM

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hybrid surge What would be something similarly priced

sn5000
mp44l

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:18 PM

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I’ll look into that

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Each cpu is 120tdp

meager tapir Jun 4, 2025, 1:18 PM

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hybrid surge Yeah not sure how much heat they make 120tdp each

Hmm I thought 175

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:18 PM

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Might be able to go less problem is these parts aren’t on pcpartpicker

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:18 PM

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i do wonder what will this be used for

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:19 PM

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meager tapir Hmm I thought 175

135w on cpubencu

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:19 PM

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versed pawn i do wonder what will this be used for

Running mass instances of a game

meager tapir Jun 4, 2025, 1:20 PM

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Any gpu on this?

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:20 PM

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hybrid surge Running mass instances of a game

and i do hope that game is not single core dependant

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:21 PM

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meager tapir Any gpu on this?

It doesn’t need massive gpu so just a 1060

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:21 PM

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why 1KW psu then

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:22 PM

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Erm not sure actually

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I’d get like 750w then prolly

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:22 PM

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550w is overkill even

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:23 PM

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Really? I’m wondering why pcpartpicker says 500W

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135*2 +120 is 390W

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:24 PM

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you are never going to see that, but keep in mind a psu can take spikes over that just not full load over

hybrid surge Jun 4, 2025, 1:25 PM

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Yeah what would be playing it safe like 550W

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1000W is very overkill lmao

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I think I was considering it that high if I get a better gpu

versed pawn Jun 4, 2025, 1:28 PM

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montech centuary i dono 750w or i think they got 650w is a good buy

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